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Title: 2004 gs500f losing power at the throttle
Post by: LetsBeFriends on May 06, 2010, 06:37:31 AM
I had an interesting experience while riding yesterday, i had just finished correcting the amount of air in both my tires and had been riding for about 3 minutes when all of the sudden i noticed that twisting the throttle was not really doing much and the bike was slowing down. The engine was still running at this point and then bike started to buck a little, so I pull in the clutch lever and then the engine completely dies. After getting it started and having it die again a few times i noticed that putting the fuel valve on PRI instead of ON seemed to fix the problem. Anyone have any ideas as to what my issue could be?
Title: Re: 2004 gs500f losing power at the throttle
Post by: Porkchop on May 06, 2010, 07:03:18 AM
When did you last put gas in the tank?  Did you try switching to RES?

- Porkchop
Title: Re: 2004 gs500f losing power at the throttle
Post by: LetsBeFriends on May 06, 2010, 08:27:08 AM
from what i can tell the tank still has about 2/5 worth of gas in it.
Title: Re: 2004 gs500f losing power at the throttle
Post by: Toogoofy317 on May 06, 2010, 08:43:29 AM
Not a good indicator by sight on this bike. It can look like you still have fuel in there but it isn't enough. Use your trip meter for gas usage.

I bet filling it up will correct your problem.

Mary
Title: Re: 2004 gs500f losing power at the throttle
Post by: LetsBeFriends on May 06, 2010, 09:26:25 AM
I will be a happy man if that is the only problem :D